BUSAOSOWO FOUNDATION

The year 2020 has not been without challenges. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of physical activities were constrained. We started the year by continuing with our online project which is Project Inspire that we started in 2019. Project Inspire ran from January to December,2020. We interviewed 12 change makers who have collectively impacted 41,891 lives.  In June,2020 we began a one-month online awareness campaign on Learning Disabilities. We created animation videos educating the public about the signs of learning disabilities and ways parents can help their children improve in this regard. In July,we expanded the scope of Project Inspire to include Project Inspire Africa where we began to focus on collecting stories aside Nigeria. We interviewed social innovators from Zambia,Congo, Sierra Leone, Malawi,Kenya and Liberia. As a way of building on Project Inspire Africa,we introduced Africa Development Series a Learning Platform that brings together Non-profit Leaders to equi

12 Changemakers | 12 NGOs | 12 Amazing Stories | 41,891 Lives Impacted MAUREEN Ogechi Alikor Founder,Demystify Abuse Campaign This organization helps survivors of sexual abuse heal,recover and purposeful reintegrate into the society. STANLEY Onah Chukwuemeka Executive Director,Standing With Stanley(SWS)  Foundation SWS Foundation runs a free private school for indigent children, and advocates against cultism and other forms of anti-social activities among students of secondary schools and tertiary institutions. BARBARA Madu Co-founder, The VVF INITIATIVE The VVF Initiative is a women's health advocacy group that creates awareness around Vesico Vaginal Fistula. ADAMU Bashiru Oyakhilome Founder,Dream Again Prison and Youth Foundation This nonprofit organization is involved in equipping prisons with libraries ,training inmates with vocational skills and helping them to integrate back into the society when they leave prison. OYEBIMPE Olofin Arowosebe ECIAS Foundation Every Child Is A S

When failure was no longer an option, Valentine Okafor decided to do the one thing that was difficult for him to do - reading. Today, through The Val Okafor Company, he is helping thousands of young people build leadership competence and increase their productivity as a means of achieving poverty reduction. He spoke with Project-Inspire this month on how his journey has been.  PROJECT_INSPIRE : Can we meet you? Valentine :  Valentine Tobechukwu Okafor is my name. I am 26 years old and from Imo State Nigeria.     PROJECT_INSPIRE :Tell us about your childhood?   Valentine :  I used to be a very shy person when I was younger. I had many aspirations including the desire to become a medical doctor. I just loved to switch professions that tickled my fancy. It is so funny that as a child, I loved to do amazing things but couldn’t do them because of timidity. I wasn’t a very bright student as I was always behind others. I remember the time I came 14th out of 16th, my father almost killed

Having spent his childhood in a rural community with little no or opportunities, Foeday Zinnah decided to create a different experience for youths growing up in rural areas in Liberia. In this interview with Project Inspire Africa, Foeday talks about what he doing and the change it has brought. Can we meet you?   My name is Foeday Zinnah,a 27 years old Liberian citizen. My hobbies includes listening to music, observing nature, and meeting new friends.  I am a Christian, a Seventh Day Adventist by faith,a husband and father.My hobbies include listening to music, observing nature and meeting new friends. Tell us briefly about your childhood experience. I grow up at a refugee kid in Guinea due to the civil war in Liberia.I am the first child in my family and I have four little sisters (Krubo, Pauline, Musu, and Godsay). My parents have been married for over 28 years and they are very young in appearance. I love them and always get inspired by their lifestyles. I didn't have the ‘ideal